Meet the Pelagic Property Team

Barton Smith
Founder / Attorney
Barton Smith founded Pelagic Property Management and under his direction, the company has focused on multifamily and commercial property management.
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Mr. Smith has been actively involved in investing in the Florida Keys as well as representing development throughout the Florida Keys. Mr. Smith’s knowledge of Florida Keys real estate has allowed him to work through the difficult regulatory procedures required to develop and operate real estate in the Florida Keys. As the managing partner, Mr. Smith is responsible for the oversight of all of Pelagic’s managed properties including implementation and enhancement of the company’s Standard Operating Procedures, and maintaining operating budgets.

Leslie Johnson
Vice President, CAM
Leslie Johnson began her career selling medical supplies for Medline Industries in 1997 in the Chicago area and quickly moved into Sales Management along with managing one of the top sales territories in the company.
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In 2005, Leslie left Medline and moved to Key West for a position in her family’s Property Management Company Green Fairways where her duties included Financial Reporting and Accounting, Staffing, and Employee management of Commercial Office Buildings, Golf Courses, Marinas, Apartments, Mobile Home Parks, Home Owner’s Associations, and Mining Operations. She began working in the same capacity at Pelagic Property Management, LLC in 2017. Ms. Johnson also manages development, take-over and transition of new properties. Leslie has developed and maintained close working relationships with vendors in Key West enhanced by her many years of volunteering at her children’s schools, The Chamber of Commerce, and The Lower Keys Medical Center Advisory Board. Bachelor’s of Business Marketing, University of Iowa 1995.

Mayra Meckel
Property Manager
Mayra Meckel began her career at Lane Company Management in 1996, and then she worked for Epoch Management, Property Counselors Management Group, Keys Property Management Group and moved to the Keys in 2014.
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She began with Pelagic Property Management in 2015. Her career encompasses managing properties with 150 units to 531 units. She is currently managing 137 units for Pelagic Property Management. She has a history of reducing delinquency, handling renewals, managing projects, and increasing occupancy to 100%. Follows Monroe County Affordable Housing Guidelines and prepares monthly reports to Monroe County and other Agencies. Mayra is very effective with tenant relations and extremely dedicated to her job. She speaks English and Spanish.

Kristen Smith
Part Time Office Assistant
Kristen handles payments for residential properties, makes bank deposits, filing, answers tenant questions.

Monica Allen
Part Time Accounting
Daily Sales Entries

John Brendon Beale
Dockmaster
Brendon is in charge of dock maintenance and repairs.

Michael Nathan
Assistant Dockmaster

Jose Soriano
Maintenance
Jose handles dry wall, plumbing, painting, roof, and flooring repairs.

Imar Hermida
Maintenance/Grounds/Cleaning
Imar handles grounds and landscaping for 4 properties with a total of 65 units. She is the lead on making the unit ready for rent which includes small carpentry repairs, light fixtures, test smoke alarms, prepping and painting.
